this is g.w. news coming to you live from berlin the whole of italy is now in quarantine the prime minister extends crisis measures to try to stop the spread of the credit by recent posts a country to travel is now only allowed in emergency public gatherings are banned and schools and universities for close to. germany records its 1st 2 deaths from the virus and i'm speak of the change their behavior to try to slow the spread of

cvs also on the program in afghanistan or sworn in as president in separate ceremonies with neither recognizing the other's claim to victory in last september's contested election. and russia's state duma is set to take up the constitutional changes proposed by president vladimir putin critics fear the reforms could see him cling onto power to even after he leaves office. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us italy has extended its coronas by measures with a anti coronavirus measures with a law down on the entire country italian prime minister just to pick qantas says that as of this morning travel restrictions will apply to the whole of it's late not just the north as before more than 9000 people are infected with the virus and

more than 460 people have died across the country. and the restaurant chairs a common site now in italy which has extended its emergency coronavirus measures to cover the whole country public gatherings are banned only restaurants and cafes that guarantee customers can remain at least one meter parts can open and all must close at dusk on the eve of the bumped up measures taking hold the some dynas the last evening meal outs for a while. it's least prime minister outlined the measures and took the nation's youth to task. i am about to sign a decree that we can sum up with the expression i stay at home you're a struck. we understand that young people want to

socialize. we have seen the images graps where the nightlife is fun where they drink outside bars. it is no longer possible for us to allow this because of the risk of infection. the measures also restrict people to all but essential travel commuting for work is allowed if people have documentation proving it's necessary. i'm forced by my company to travel for work so i must do it every day from monday to friday. is exactly the queue here at the gate as a problem is necessary that makes it difficult to keep our distance and respect all the measures in place for the statistic up. by telling the nation 60000000 people to stay at home until at least april italy the country west hit by the coronavirus

after china is hoping it can finally turn the tide. well journalist alessio perona is in milan covering this story alessio why has the government decided to extend these emergency measures to the whole country it's a big big step. good morning and thanks for having me and yes it's a huge step let me just remind remark this it's only had not close schools across the country not even during world war 2 when it was conflict told over the country now we're talking about quarantine for the for the whole country it's it's it's must save. obviously the very concerned i think one thing one issue that has been out that that the government has not mentioned but talking to doctors in intensive care units and hospitals here in body there's a lot of concern have doubts will there be enough resources to cure everybody will we have to get to

a point in which we have to decide who to catherine who to leave behind and i think that this that the fear of that scenario plays a role into into the into the measures that have been taken. how will these measures be enforced or is compliance with them purely voluntary well waking up to this so. my answer is we'll say it looks like it's so voluntary measures and police checkpoints obviously prime minister cones has called for responsibility everybody is asked to stay indoors to stay home that will be police checks not of ever not not on and on everybody. what's the public reaction to all of this because it's extremely disruptive of course i presume people understand why it's happening but are how are they coping with it. you're lucky you said i think many thought this was indeed the air especially listening to the news

during the last few days and to the rapid rise and contagions. that was still a panic especially in the south we've seen scenes of panic buying in supermarkets queues in rome naples sicily. but there were also people who thought you know this is not enough but a governor who of us witnessed the crisis here is one of these people who said we need to be stricter when it's time for stricter measures. you're in milan and that's one of the hot spots there in the north of the country describe for us what life is like in that city now. well it's bizarre i was trying to think about something because you what you see on the news is often you know it's surreal it's sounds and it seems like it's not you know you live in a place that doesn't exist and in a way it's almost dreamlike people are not going out we're wondering can i see my girlfriend can i see my friends obviously the answer to that is no you need to avoid that at all costs. botts it in another way you don't there's not

a massive disruption to your life you work from home you carry on working supermarkets are full of starts so it's a it's a mix of seeing empty straits but also carrying on with your life alessio thank you very much for filling us in there that was journalist alessio pepper on there in milan. the global coronavirus outbreak is having a major impact on schooling around the world as more countries begin a series of school shutdowns at least 13 schools have closed schools are closed nationwide 13 countries are close schools nationwide and 9 others have implemented local shutdowns in japan nearly all schools have been closed since the 2nd of march the government offered financial support to parents but even so the closures have added to the burden on working parents who now have to make arrangements for taking care of their children during the day. 6 year old leo is

she is learning to play the piano his 49 year old father is trying to concentrate welcome to working life during a school shop. but hope it's not just me. several of my colleagues are also concerned about how to look after their children . woke up the whole day it's good my company allows work from home but at 1st i didn't know how to look after my son all day i was all over the place. but. easy to see how this story even the strongest of potential bones it's a dilemma shared by millions of working parents across japan how to entertain their energetic offspring on a working day. i'm concerned about the impact on my

son's daily life. nor do i know the recruitment consultant and mother of 2 my yumi has phone no more peaceful way to cope our company is offering employees a chance to use spare rooms as classrooms the flexible set up allows her to focus on her own tasks while checking homework and it's alleviated her initial fears about the school closures. yeah i am nuts nisha he said to myself no that's not possible was this really going to happen in my town what's going to happen to us and i was full of concerns. given the measures are intended to stop children spreading the virus such policies may come to. soar to the decision of daycare centers like this one in talks to extend its opening hours staff insist children are kept apart and their temperatures measured on arrival but that's of limited help in combating a virus that can be sprayed with carriers don't have symptoms. he do need to ask.

the daycare center helps me a lot. my company has certainly asked all employees to work from home and i'm not used to that. but the daycare center called us and said they would open for morning . put it was a huge help. for struggling parents public health officials see it could undermine national efforts to contain the virus. germany has recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the corona virus both victims died in its most populous state north rhine-westphalia germany has also imposed its 1st mass for intervening in a town in the state of brendan for just outside berlin the health ministry is urging people to help slow the spread of the virus by washing their hands with soap and water they're also asking people to reduce contact with others whenever possible. nina from our political desk is here with us good morning nina

corona virus hot spot has appeared in the state of brandenburg surrounding berlin being dealt with well around 2250 people there are currently in quarantine at home apparently the virus got to brandenberg too small town noise stopped also because a woman who was later tested positive from berlin had came into contact with some 20 people there in that town and so then the authorities decided to keep schools closed and to keep people's at home employees at home teaches at home including the relatives until they saw that the virus hasn't spread any further what about the rest of germany how quickly is the virus spreading and how was the country dealing with it well on monday authorities reported 210 new cases and that brings the numbers here up to 1112 but of course in a couple of hours time will probably get fresh figures and probably they will have

risen a german man died in egypt a few days ago and as you just said 2 people died from the virus in australia's failure on monday and that was the fast to death on german soil these 2 people said to be elderly and they have had all they had had previous a medical condition. it's not clear whether we've reached the peak yet authorities are warning that we may still see numbers rising quite drastically but they are saying that quarantine measures for example have meant that the authorities but themselves some time that they managed to find out more about the virus and manage to find out that way where they need to concentrate their efforts but again some doctors are saying that they might not be well equipped enough to deal with massive outbreak here in germany because for example the expert export ban on medical masks only came into force last week the government has remained has

recommended restrictions on public gatherings in this country how closely are those recommendations being followed. well that was quite a drastic change in tone i found compact last week when they were still just being people to use common sense so the health minister on sunday night issued this official recommendation and some regional lawmakers said that this actually comes very close to being an official order from the german health ministry it's still up to regional lawmakers and organizers to implement that decision and to discuss whether they can hold mass gatherings of more than a 1000 people what i find personally very interesting is that the c.d.u. conservatives have so far not announced that they will cancel their own party convention which is due to take place in late april and that is likely to have more than a 1000 people attending the course everyone is talking about the coronavirus in germany

like the rest of the world what's the sense among the general population about whether the government is doing what it should be doing to tackle this. well yes spawn has risen to number 2 spawn being the health minister number 2 out of all the politicians in terms of popularity he comes right behind the chancellor angela merkel now. so there is a sense that he is very visible he gives a daily press conferences and he briefs the public on what they need to do then again some people are warning like doctors that maybe this export ban cane that maybe people are underestimating the seriousness testing is not efficient enough it's extra and everything has to seen against the background that we probably haven't seen the peak of the corona virus spread here in germany it you know thank you so much correspondent nina for now let's take

a look smaller stories making headlines around the world protesters have taken to the streets in brazil for a 2nd day to demonstrate against gender violence and inequality around rio de janeiro targeted president schierholtz nara and called for more protection for women and girls march followed women's day protests across latin america at the weekend. 4 men are being tried in the hague on multiple counts of murder for their alleged role in the 2014 downing of the malaysia airlines flight m h 17 over eastern ukraine all 298 passengers and crew on board the plane died in the crash which investigators say was caused by a russian made surface to air missile. british rock band led zeppelin triumphed in a long running copyright dispute over there it's stairway to heaven a u.s. appeals court ruled they did not steal the songs opening riff the band members who

wrote the song could have faced legal built for millions of dollars in damages. european union and turkey have agreed to review the way they manage migrants in an effort to settle the dispute that sent thousands of people to the turkish griese border in hopes of reaching europe e.u. leaders held talks in brussels with turkey's president russia time out of one of the head of the european commission ursula on the alliance said the 2016 refugee agreement with turkey aimed at stemming the flow of migrants to europe was still valid but no one wants more help from brussels for the 3600000 syrian migrants living in turkish can see. while the recent focus of the migration crisis has been the land border between turkey and greece thousands of other migrants are currently living in overcrowded camps on greek islands the german government says it wants to help greece by taking up to 1500

migrant children to other e.u. countries. sick and defenseless. of all the people filling the greek refugee camps the children perhaps suffer the most. but now some of them have a glimmer of hope germany wants to help. as humans we feel a sense of mutual responsibility for protecting these children some of whom are at risk unaccompanied or in a difficult situation and need our help greece can't deal with all of this without support that's why germany will play a fair part in a coalition of volunteers. to tie. up to 1500 children could be taken in by europe in this way right now they are stranded in refugee camps on the greek agent islands in maria alone on the island of lesbos there are 7000 children many are there without their parents many are traumatized psychologically

and physically sick. at the moment there's only a small team of doctors taking care of them. the german government wants to show its humanitarian side and help greece get through this crisis the greek government is under a lot of pressure videos of life on the greek turkish border are upsetting since the end of february when turkey opened the gates to europe tens of thousands of refugees have been making their way to greece once they're they're stopped from crossing into territory by border guards armed with tear gas and rubber bullets. in the last 10 days we have shown that we are capable of defending national and european sovereignty greece and europe will not stand for extortion by anyone. on then. mit's otaki welcomes the german initiative and

considers it the 1st step towards an easing of tensions but it is not enough and a smile to go medals we are talking about over $5000.00 children over greece can keep and take care of a significant number of them but the rest must be distributed amongst the european countries should be the key most of the potential because for some children a coalition of european volunteers would be the answer to their problems but only if it comes in time. you know states has begun withdrawing its troops from afghanistan in line with the peace deal agreed with the taliban as it does it's been a day of political chaos in the country with 2 rivals taking the presidential oath of office in separate ceremonies neither the incumbent nor his challenger. recognize each other's status and are both claiming the presidency.

incumbent president ashraf ghani was sworn in under fire. as frightened people ran out of the presidential palace he brushed off the explosions. we've seen many big attacks said don't get scared if one or 2 explosions stay calm. to get it get. he said it was time to get to work. out responsibility is the sharing peace and ending the 40 years of be sure that dignified peace will come with the courage of the people and in the framework of the republic. but minutes later this man abdullah abdullah was also sworn in elsewhere in the same presidential compound. he disputes the results of last year's elections which saw low turnout and i would geishas of widespread voter fraud. he's also disputed

results in previous elections but after 2014 he served for a while as ashraf ghani is chief executive. i got that if we had not compromised in 2014 for international stability and unity the country would have been in crisis but now things are different if we were to accept this time it would mean the end of democracy in afghanistan. on a stand by upon the. many voters complained of a lack of vision in both candidates and what happens now will both presidents appoint their own ministers and governors will someone resort to force. the government is supposed to be preparing for talks with the taliban following up on a u.s. troop withdrawal agreement last month or right now it's unclear which government that will be. you're watching news still to come.

at less than 60 centimeters tall he's made it into the guinness book of records as the world's tiniest. first russia's parliament is set to vote on some controversial changes to the country's constitution today the amendments calls a political storm after being put forward by president vladimir putin in january the opposition says they will give putin a way to remain leader for life putin denies the claim saying his main intention is to cement his political legacy. it's been 20 years since russian president vladimir putin took up residency in the kremlin and in that time he shaped the country like few before him but the country's constitution will not legally allow him to retain power past the end of his current term so it may come as no surprise that that constitution may no have to change. the country with his proposal during his state of the nation address. expanded powers

for parliament new entrance hurdles for candidates for president and the in trying ment of a new governing body the state council and the constitution. sweeping changes with little forewarning. equally unexpected the resignation of prime minister dmitry medvedev and his government ostensibly to pave the way for reforms. the speed and fury with which these amendments are being rushed to parliament combined with the surprise resignation of the head of have called some to compare this to an intelligence operation designed to sow confusion and uncertainty and give president putin the ability to retain power by moving to a new position within the russian government. russia's fractured opposition seems to have been caught on the back foot and government observers say the confusion is intentional. giving putin's allies room to maneuver as his constitutional term approaches it's. these amendments essentially did not

change anything this is what is most strange for the it was in the position of the constitutional court but they do not change anything in the system of power. this is a heap of strange absurd norms the meaning of which even the authorities concretely explain the. cracks in the system that's what observers here in moscow say these amendments create cracks that russian president vladimir putin could use to hold on to power either as prime minister as head of the state council or even from within parliament itself it's now up to that body to make a decision one that could affect the future of russia for years to come. the next report is about a small horse in poland but it's not just any small horse it's a stallion named bombshell and it's just made it into the guinness book of records . many stud hits the big time bomb bell the world's tiniest stallion according

to the guinness book of world records the spotted appaloosa likes to strut his stuff with his friend a rowdy. he's not yet fully grown but bombshell is his growth was stunted. you might think that because he's a small horse he needs less kid. but it's just the opposite because he needs the special attention because he's a small stature it's a genetic disorder. that makes him susceptible to certain health issues but overall he's perky and he's exactly 56.7 centimeters tall. bombo can trot and gallop like any other horse and he loves to meet the mares even if they tower over him. but he is a stallion he says chest he wags his tail he squeals and he stops the ground with

his tiny hole. golf. very friendly that's why his owners patrick and bring him to visit sick children in hospitals to engage in esquire in assisted therapy but they can't write him. that off but. you can see what the therapy looks like for example the children count the spots. it's a happy memory and a great experience for these kids they have fun that. is so small they can go many places easily. a little that can be easily. uses the elevator in a hospital he saw. through. the pint sized pride in the barnyard in the polish city of luggage and he's already 4 years old the 56.7 centimeters

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